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The trouble is that rich people, well-to-do people, very often don't really know who the poor are; and that is read more
The trouble is that rich people, well-to-do people, very often don't really know who the poor are; and that is why we can forgive them, for knowledge can only lead to love, and love to service. And so, if they are not touched by them, it's because th
Sweet is the remembrance of troubles when you are in safety.
Sweet is the remembrance of troubles when you are in safety.
Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real read more
Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves.
Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth
trouble spring out of the ground;
Yet man read more
Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth
trouble spring out of the ground;
Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
It takes two to get one in trouble.
It takes two to get one in trouble.
He who tenders doubtful safety to those in trouble refuses it.
[Lat., Dubiam salutem qui dat adflictis negat.]
He who tenders doubtful safety to those in trouble refuses it.
[Lat., Dubiam salutem qui dat adflictis negat.]
I survived that trouble so likewise may I survive this one.
I survived that trouble so likewise may I survive this one.
I've been in a lot of trouble and come out of it. I think it shows a lot of good read more
I've been in a lot of trouble and come out of it. I think it shows a lot of good character.
If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you're old.
If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you're old.